11-12 June, 2015

Global Sustainable Finance Conference

Karlsruhe, Germany

The financial services industry across the globe is undergoing strategic transformation as the focus shifts from short term profitability to long term success. The sustainability challenge i.e. embedding environmental, social, economic and financial aspects in the organisation’s DNA is now increasingly recognised as the most critical challenge that the financial institutions face today. In these times of historic change, when the increasing regulations, growing competitive pressures, widespread digitisation, volatile market conditions and rising environmental and social concerns are reshaping financial industry’s landscape across the continents, there is a need for stakeholders to come together and jointly address the sustainability challenge.

THE CONFERENCE

The overall objective of the Global Sustainable Finance Conference is to contribute in sustainability transformation of the financial services industry and capital markets by providing an international forum to key stakeholders from across the world for sharing knowledge and experiences and for working together for a strong, fair, safe and resilient financial services sector that works in harmony with the natural environment.

The conference aims to address the following areas:

Global Issues that are Re-Shaping Financial Services Sector

The Way Forward │ Building a Green and Resilient Financial Services Industry

Creating Shared Value│ Financing and Investing for a Sustainable Future

  • Innovations in financing for large scale projects
  • Innovations in SME finance
  • Innovations in microfinance, financial inclusion and rural finance
  • Financing and investing in the fields of sustainable energy, green real-estate, biotechnology, organic agriculture, sustainable infrastructure and projects that contribute in our transformation to sustainable economy

As a platform where stakeholders with diverse backgrounds and from all over the world get together, the conference also aims to serve as a truly global, productive and proactive forum to:

- Discuss current issues impacting the financial services sector

- Examine effective strategies and practices to mainstream sustainability in the financial institutions

- Share knowledge and experiences and discuss new ideas with practitioners, peers and other stakeholders and get feedback

- Identify new business opportunities in emerging green industries

- Showcase green project financing and present initiatives for Sustainable and Responsible Financing and Investments

- Provide networking opportunities with like minded people from around the world for exploring cooperation opportunities and building synergies with institutions represented at the conference